Fasken
Martineau,
a
leading
international
law
firm,
announced
today
that
it
is
merging
with
Gravel,
Leclerc
&
Partners
in
Paris.
Adding
power
to
this
newly
merged
team,
Fasken
Martineau
further
announced
a
team
of
four
high-profile
lawyers
from
Dewey
&
LeBoeuf
in
Paris
is
also
joining
the
firm.
This
news
comes
on
the
heels
of
the
firm’s
recent
announcements
of
three
senior
lawyers
joining
its
office
in
Ottawa
and
six
lawyers
joining
its
office
in
London,
UK.
“In
a
difficult
economy,
this
merger
and
expansion
speak
to
the
power
of
our
brand
worldwide,”
said
David
Corbett,
firm
managing
partner
of
Fasken
Martineau.
“With
two
offices
in
the
EU,
we
now
have
the
largest
presence
in
Europe
of
any
Canadian-based
law
firm.”
The
Paris
team
will
add
to
the
firm’s
expertise
in
cross-border
transactions,
EU
regulations,
international
arbitrations,
and
a
wide
range
of
other
highly
specialized
business
law
and
litigation
services.
The
new
team
in
Paris
will
enhance
the
firm’s
presence
in
Africa,
particularly
related
to
projects
and
natural
resources,
such
as
mining
and
energy,
as
well
as
M&A
transactions
and
project
financings.
“The
expansion
into
Paris
is a
bold
move,
but
our
business
instincts
tell
us
it’s
the
right
decision
for
our
clients
and
for
our
firm,”
said
Raymond
Chrétien,
Strategic
Advisor
to
Fasken
Martineau
and
Canada’s
former
ambassador
to
France,
the
United
States,
Belgium,
Mexico
and
the
Congo.
“Paris
is
one
of
the
world’s
top
cities
for
international
business
transactions
and
arbitrations,
and
it’s
a
gateway
into
business
in
francophone
Africa.”
The
merger
and
the
addition
of
the
new
lawyers
position
Fasken
Martineau
with
a
well-established
legal
presence
in
Paris.
And
they
give
the
Paris-based
legal
team
new
access
to
Fasken
Martineau’s
global
resources
in
London,
Johannesburg
and
across
Canada
in
Vancouver,
Calgary,
Toronto,
Ottawa,
Montréal
and
Québec
City.
With
more
than
650
lawyers,
the
firm
provides
a
wide
array
of
legal
services
to
clients
worldwide.
“Fasken
Martineau’s
strong
business
model
and
enviable
legal
practice
make
this
an
ideal
choice
to
expand
our
business
interests
worldwide—particularly
into
Africa,”
said
Serge
Gravel,
a
founding
partner
of
Gravel,
Leclerc
&
Partners
and
new
regional
managing
partner
for
Fasken
Martineau
in
France.
“Plus
the
ties
between
Canada,
France
and
the
entire
EU
are
getting
tighter
now
with
negotiations
for
a
Canada-EU
free
trade
agreement
and
the
continued
investments
back
and
forth
between
the
two
countries.”
